Oak Park man arrested after threatening police with toy gun

A Monday morning threat on Michigan State police officers ended with an Oak Park man being arrested with a toy gun, according to Michigan State police.

A man who authorities say walked in to the Michigan State Police Metro Post and made threatening statements to front desk personnel, was Tasered and arrested after he put his hand in his pocket and moved toward officers.

Troopers at the post said the man, 48, made several incoherent statements to them and kept yelling "outside" at them.

Once outside, the man became aggravated and "placed his hand in his pocket as if he had a weapon," and made threatening comments, according to a release from Michigan State police.

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Authorities say they tried to get the man to take his hand out of his pocket, but he refused, taking several steps towards the troopers. They found a small toy gun in the man's pocket.

Interviews with the 48-year-old revealed that he had a history of mental illness and was not taking prescribed medication for being homicidal and suicidal Monday morning, police say.

The man was taken to Providence Hospital for a mental health evaluation.

No one was injured in the incident.

Michigan State Police will not be seeking any criminal charges, said Lt. Michael Shaw in a media release.